Maximum possible age of a petrel breeding colony near punakaiki (South Island, New Zealand) from radiocarbon and stable isotope analysis of soil

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Hawke, David J ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon 13; New Zealand; Nitrogen 15; Procellariid; Radiocarbon; Westland petrel

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; COLONY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEABIRD; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; PUNAKAIKI; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES;

EID: 2542423573     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2004.9517760     Document Type: Article

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